"What is going on right now?"
After Gu Qingqing put down all her stuff in the cubicle she was designated, she could not help but ask Zhang Yuxi about the current situation.
"I thought we have been bought over by Director Lin? The moment you quit the company, Director Lin began his purge. A huge number got fired. The ones who survived the purge were asked to join Xu Yi. Xiao Wang and I were directed to join the production team as assistants. The woman that scolded us just now is the vice team leader of team one, Shen Yating. She's considered a veteran of the company. So…"
Gu Qingqing nodded her head silently. It was pretty typical for employees from a more prominent company to bully ones from lesser companies. After taking a good look at Shen Yating, Gu Qingqing knew that she was not the kind of person that could be befriended quickly. It would be best for Gu Qingqing to avoid contact with her.
"How about you? Why are you here? Were you personally handpicked by Director Lin?" asked Zhang Yuxi.
Just as Gu Qingqing was about to answer her, Lin Zhouyi walked into the office with a smile.
"Greetings, Director Lin!"
Out of respect, everyone in the office greeted him as well.
Lin Zhouyi turned around to look at everyone, her eyes warm and gentle. When his gaze landed on Gu Qingqing, his smile became warmer. Quickly, he looked away and made an announcement.
"Is everyone here? The meeting will be at ten, and I want everyone to get ready. Yating, please bring all the new ones around the building for a tour. Familiarize them with the place."
"Yes, sir."
The arrogant look on Shen Yating was gone when Lin Zhouyi gave her the order. She quietly brought Gu Qingqing, Zhang Yuxi, and Xiao Wang on an excursion of the entire place, introducing them to other employees as they went along.
It was 9.40 a.m when the entourage returned. Just as they were about to take their seats, Shen Yating said, "Here at Xu Yi, love relationships between employees are what we hate the most. This is especially true when it comes to seducing Director Lin. If I find out about any of this, I will terminate that person from this company instantly!"
Gu Qingqing felt Shen Yating staring at her when she sternly proclaimed the rule. Rendered speechless, Gu Qingqing secretly hoped that Lin Zhouyi could stay as far away from her as possible. Even if she wanted to get into a relationship with him, she had to divorce Leng Sicheng in the first place. Of course, she would never reveal her inner thoughts to Shen Yating.
During the 10 a.m. meeting, only Lin Zhouyi's subordinates were invited. Gu Qingqing, Zhang Yuxi, and Xiao Wang introduced themselves to the others. After the three of them sat down, Lin Zhouyi began his speech.
"Our development department is a new department that I've put together recently. All those that attended this meeting have been selected by me personally. I believe everyone should understand that Xu Yi has grown a lot in the past year. With that being said, the workload has increased by a lot as well. I created this department for the purpose of dealing with our more urgent work, things that need to be rushed. I have deliberately separated the department into two teams. Shen Yating will be appointed as the leader of the first group. Gu Qingqing will be appointed as the vice leader for the second group. These two teams will compete against each other. You have to come up with a proposal and execution plan within a time frame. The team which comes up with the best proposal will be declared the winner!"
Knowing that Gu Qingqing was about to be appointed as the vice group leader on her first day at the company, people around her quickly fell into a hushed whisper among themselves. Obviously, it couldn't have been praise they were singing about her.
"The first project is Chen Wenjie's advertisement. It has been brought forth by Ming Cheng," said Lin Zhouyi.